The temporary surge in funding for Black startup founders after George Floyd’s murder was driven largely by investors who had never previously backed a Black entrepreneur, and most showed only surface-level support, new research from Cornell University shows. Funding returned to prior levels within two years. Cornell researchers analyzed PitchBook data on venture funding from […] The post Cornell Study Reveals Who Drove The 2020 Funding Surge For Black Founders — And Why It Didn’t Las...
